公开(公告)号：US20220272400A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-25

申请号：US17652654

申请日：2022-02-25

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Zaka Ur Rehman Ashraf ,  Anush G. Nadathur ,  Jared S. Grubb ,  Srinivas Rama

IPC: H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/422 ,  G10L15/26

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure present devices, methods, and computer readable medium for enabling controller device to control proprietary digital media players, network accessories, and virtual assistants, providing an overall improved user experience. The techniques disclosed herein reduce clutter because a single controller can control various different devices and accessories. The techniques discloses also can include identifying a change in the configuration information for the computing device. The technique for accessory control can include transmitting updated configuration information for the controller, the configuration information associating a function for the computing device with a user interface element value for the controller.

公开(公告)号：US11088862B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US16816709

申请日：2020-03-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Anush G. Nadathur ,  Srinivas Rama ,  Matthew C. Lucas ,  Nathan E. Carroll ,  Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  Thomas A. Dilligan ,  Arun G. Mathias

IPC: H04M11/10 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W84/20 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W84/22

Abstract: An automated environment can include multiple controller devices capable of communicating with multiple accessory devices. The controller devices can automatically elect one of their number as a coordinator device for the environment and can automatically perform a new election if an incumbent coordinator becomes unavailable or resigns. The election processes can be transparent to any users. An elected coordinator can perform various operations to facilitate management of the automated environment, including routing of communications between controllers and accessories.

公开(公告)号：US20200267552A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-20

申请号：US16789990

申请日：2020-02-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wayne A. Lee ,  Zaka Ur Rehman Ashraf ,  Daniel R. Borges ,  Kyle C. Brogle ,  Srinivas Rama ,  Benjamin S. Turner ,  Hung Q. Le ,  Devin E. Gund ,  Keith W. Rauenbuehler ,  Praveen Chegondi

IPC: H04W12/06 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: A controller device within a home network (or any suitable network) can be configured to manage network access tokens for various accessory devices within the home network. These network access tokens can be used by the accessory devices to access the home network without needing the network owner's network password. The network access tokens can be revocable and/or for a limited time. The controller device can generate the network access tokens, and can provide them to the accessory devices (or other user devices) as well as to an access device on the home network. Once the access device is provisioned with the accessory device's network access token, the router can control whether the accessory device is to be granted access to the home network and for how long.

公开(公告)号：US20190260660A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-22

申请号：US16405221

申请日：2019-05-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Joe S. Abuan ,  Bob Bradley ,  Craig P. Dooley ,  Gregg J. Golembeski, JR. ,  Andrew W. Burks ,  Srinivas Rama ,  Arun G. Mathias ,  Anush G. Nadathur ,  Kevin P. McLaughlin

IPC: H04L12/26 ,  H04W12/00 ,  G06F11/30 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W4/70 ,  G06F21/44 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/00 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A uniform protocol can facilitate secure, authenticated communication between a controller device and an accessory device that is controlled by the controller. An accessory and a controller can establish a pairing, the existence of which can be verified at a later time and used to create a secure communication session. The accessory can provide an accessory definition record that defines the accessory as a collection of services, each service having one or more characteristics. Within a secure communication session, the controller can interrogate the characteristics to determine accessory state and/or modify the characteristics to instruct the accessory to change its state.

公开(公告)号：US10305770B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US15898092

申请日：2018-02-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  Andrew Burks ,  Srinivas Rama ,  Anush Nadathur ,  Joe Abuan ,  Bob Bradley ,  Craig Dooley ,  Gregg Golembeski, Jr. ,  Arun Mathias

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/26 ,  G06F11/30 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04L9/00 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: A uniform protocol can facilitate secure, authenticated communication between a controller device and an accessory device that is controlled by the controller. An accessory and a controller can establish a pairing, the existence of which can be verified at a later time and used to create a secure communication session. The accessory can provide an accessory definition record that defines the accessory as a collection of services, each service having one or more characteristics. Within a secure communication session, the controller can interrogate the characteristics to determine accessory state and/or modify the characteristics to instruct the accessory to change its state.

公开(公告)号：US20190028445A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16141655

申请日：2018-09-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  Anush G. Nadathur ,  Matthew C. Lucas ,  Srinivas Rama ,  Dennis Mathews

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04L1/16 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W12/02 ,  H04W12/12

Abstract: A controller and an accessory controllable by the controller can communicate using secure read and write procedures. The procedures can include encrypting identifiers of accessory characteristics targeted by a read or write operation as well as any data being read or written. The procedures can also include the accessory returning a cryptographically signed response verifying receipt and execution of the read or write instruction. In some instances, a write procedure can be implemented as a timed write in which a first instruction containing the write data is sent separately from a second instruction to execute the write operation; the accessory can disregard the write data if the second instruction is not received within a timeout period after receiving the first instruction.

公开(公告)号：US10177933B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-08

申请号：US14725891

申请日：2015-05-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Burks ,  Anush G. Nadathur ,  Srinivas Rama ,  Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  Joe Abuan ,  Dennis Mathews ,  Matthew C. Lucas

IPC: H04B7/00 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: Controllers can be used to control the operation of various accessories. Controllers with access to a particular accessory (or group of accessories) can be organized into a controller network to facilitate control. The controller network can include various proxy devices including bridge and tunnel proxies that can relay messages to and from accessories, perform protocol translations, and/or provide communication security. Some proxy devices can include decision logic to enable coordinated control over one or more accessories by the controllers in the controller network.

公开(公告)号：US20230127500A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US17507617

申请日：2021-10-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Andrew Burks ,  Anush G. Nadathur ,  Srinivas Rama ,  Kevin P. McLaughlin ,  Joe Abuan ,  Harlan Haskins

IPC: H04L12/28

Abstract: Controllers can be used to control the operation of various accessories. A group of accessories can be organized into an accessory network that can facilitate coordinated control of multiple accessories. The accessory network can be organized according to an environment model that can include a hierarchical representation of a physical environment where accessories are present. The environment model can be synchronized across different controllers that have access to the accessories.

公开(公告)号：US20230023775A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17949908

申请日：2022-09-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Joe Abuan ,  Bob Bradley ,  Craig Dooley ,  Gregg Golembeski, JR. ,  Andrew Burks ,  Srinivas Rama ,  Arun Mathias ,  Anush Nadathur ,  Kevin P. McLaughlin

IPC: H04L43/10 ,  H04W12/50 ,  G06F11/30 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L67/303 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04L9/32 ,  G06F21/44 ,  H04L9/00 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: A uniform protocol can facilitate secure, authenticated communication between a controller device and an accessory device that is controlled by the controller. An accessory and a controller can establish a pairing, the existence of which can be verified at a later time and used to create a secure communication session. The accessory can provide an accessory definition record that defines the accessory as a collection of services, each service having one or more characteristics. Within a secure communication session, the controller can interrogate the characteristics to determine accessory state and/or modify the characteristics to instruct the accessory to change its state.

公开(公告)号：US20230020855A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17947425

申请日：2022-09-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Wayne A. Lee ,  Zaka Ur Rehman Ashraf ,  Daniel R. Borges ,  Kyle C. Brogle ,  Srinivas Rama ,  Benjamin S. Turner ,  Hung Q. Le ,  Devin E. Gund ,  Keith W. Rauenbuehler ,  Praveen Chegondi

IPC: H04W12/76 ,  H04W12/086 ,  G06F8/65

Abstract: A wireless access device can be configured to determine a list of accessory groups corresponding to accessories connected to a network managed by the wireless access device. The wireless access device may also be configured to identify at least one firmware update that corresponds to at least one accessory group of the list of accessory groups and request all firmware updates that correspond to the at least one accessory group. The wireless access device can also be configured to receive one or more firmware updates that corresponds to at least one of the accessories of the at least one accessory group for which a respective firmware update is available and transmit at least one firmware update of the received one or more firmware updates to at least one corresponding accessory of the at least one accessory group.